Big Ten Power Rankings - Week 5 Thread

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BleedGopher said:
Black Heart Gold Pants chimes in:

6. Minnesota (4-0, 1-0)
Purdue suffered some of the worst luck I’ve ever seen with Elijah Sindelar and Rondale Moore getting injured on the same play, and Minnesota capitalized. Purdue made it interesting in the fourth, so Minnesota’s D is probably porous as hell, but Tanner Morgan went 21-22 for 400 yards and 4 scores. I don’t care who you’re playing, that’s tough to do.

I implore sportswriters to not cast a vote for the Gophers as they rush to an 8-0 start. Their next four games are Illinois, Nebraska, at Rutgers and vs. Maryland. They would probably be the first power-five team to go 8-0 and not get ranked, bit it would make perfect sense. This season has 8-4 written all over it and that, my friends, is Big Ten West football for you.

Welcome to the club PJ Fleck!

https://www.blackheartgoldpants.com...-rankings-week-five-justin-fields-is-god-bhgp

Go Gophers!!
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I also thought this was a Purdue post (as did others) until the link showed an Iowa Cockeye. Good way to show he is impartial in the media. "Everyone vote against Minnesota!!"
 

Being 8-0 and not being ranked would draw more attention than being ranked 20th at 8-0.

Attention could be good.
 

Hoosier Huddle chimes in:

6. Minnesota (4-0, 1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 7

Defeated Purdue 38-31

In a game that wasn’t as close as the score would indicate, quarterback Tanner Morgan nearly threw for 400 yards. The quarterback racked up four touchdown passes in a game the Gophers led 28-10 at half and 38-17 late in the game. Minnesota would let off the gas a bit, surrendering 14 unanswered in the fourth quarter to Purdue, but the Gophers hung on for their fourth straight single-digit victory. Minnesota will face a struggling Illinois team next week at home.

Next Week: Illinois @ Minnesota (3:30pm on BTN)

https://hoosierhuddle.com/hoosier-blog/tkwek62ovofrghk22r82cfnxob7q79/2019/9/29

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Hoosier Huddle chimes in:

6. Minnesota (4-0, 1-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 7

Defeated Purdue 38-31

In a game that wasn’t as close as the score would indicate, quarterback Tanner Morgan nearly threw for 400 yards. The quarterback racked up four touchdown passes in a game the Gophers led 28-10 at half and 38-17 late in the game. Minnesota would let off the gas a bit, surrendering 14 unanswered in the fourth quarter to Purdue, but the Gophers hung on for their fourth straight single-digit victory. Minnesota will face a struggling Illinois team next week at home.

Next Week: Illinois @ Minnesota (3:30pm on BTN)

https://hoosierhuddle.com/hoosier-blog/tkwek62ovofrghk22r82cfnxob7q79/2019/9/29

Go Gophers!!
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It was close at the end, but it was never the nail-biter some make it out to be.
 

Thought the description of the game was right. Wasn't as close as the score would indicate sums the game up perfectly. Someone just seeing the score would probably assume it was a back and forth game but anyone who watched it knows we were in control outside of a short stretch at the end where we let them score a few to close the gap some.
 


It would've and should've been 38-24, if they don't get the on side. Good on 'em for going for it, getting it, and then scoring. Our tackling was really poor.
 

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